Association of rotavirus strains and severity of gastroenteritis in Indian children

• Main Authors: Tarun Saluja (Author), Mandeep S. Dhingra (Author), Shiv D. Sharma (Author), Madhu Gupta (Author), Ritabrata Kundu (Author), Sonali Kar (Author), Ashok K. Dutta (Author), Maria D. P. Silveira (Author), Jai V. Singh (Author), Veena G. Kamath (Author), Anurag Chaudhary (Author), Venkateswara Rao (Author), Mandyam D. Ravi (Author), Kesava Murthy (Author), Rajesh Arumugam (Author), Annick Moureau (Author), Rajendra Prasad (Author), Badri N. Patnaik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe and dehydrating diarrhea in children aged under 5 years. We undertook this hospital-based surveillance study to examine the possible relationship between the severity of diarrhea and the various G-group rotaviruses circulating in India. Stool samples (n = 2,0...